Graphic Design Worksheet: Elements of Design
Creator's tip (Five building blocks): Line = strokes and borders; shape = closed outlines (geometric or organic). Colour = hues and tones; typography = fonts, sizes and letter spacing. Space = empty areas, margins and gaps (white space).
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- 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blue and green shades (b) a hexagon icon (c) a circle badge (d) a rounded box
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thick border round it (b) a rounded box (c) an underline under words (d) a zigzag edge
- 3.🎨 Which element of design is this: “italic words”? (a) typography (b) shape (c) line (d) colour
- 4.🎨 What is typography? (a) the colour wheel (b) the style of the text (c) a photo filter (d) the paper size
- 5.True or false: “a zigzag edge” is about line. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is about line? (a) a thin dividing stroke (b) empty area round text (c) a wide margin (d) room to breathe
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gap between pictures (b) room to breathe (c) a circle badge (d) empty area round text
- 8.Which of these is about space? (a) white space (b) a heart symbol (c) a serif typeface (d) a thick border round it
- 9.True or false: “a gap between pictures” is about colour. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “letter size and style” is about typography. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a heart symbol”? (a) colour (b) line (c) typography (d) shape
- 12.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a rounded box”? (a) colour (b) line (c) shape (d) space
- 13.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a circle badge”? (a) typography (b) line (c) shape (d) colour
- 14.Which of these is about space? (a) a thick border round it (b) room to breathe (c) a hexagon icon (d) a red background
- 15.True or false: “pastel tones” is about typography. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎨 Which element of design is this: “blue and green shades”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) typography (d) line
- 17.True or false: “blue and green shades” is about shape. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is about shape? (a) a circle badge (b) a wide margin (c) a bold heading font (d) empty area round text
- 19.True or false: “white space” is about space. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) room to breathe (b) a rounded box (c) a hexagon icon (d) a heart symbol
- 21.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a triangle sign”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) space (d) typography
- 22.Which of these is about typography? (a) a zigzag edge (b) a wide margin (c) a warm orange glow (d) letter size and style
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dotted path to follow (b) an underline under words (c) italic words (d) a thick border round it
- 24.True or false: “a bold heading font” is about typography. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🎨 Circles, squares and triangles are … (a) colours (b) geometric shapes (c) organic shapes (d) fonts
- 26.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a thick border round it”? (a) colour (b) space (c) typography (d) line
- 27.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a warm orange glow”? (a) line (b) typography (c) space (d) colour
- 28.Which of these is about line? (a) room to breathe (b) blue and green shades (c) a warm orange glow (d) a zigzag edge
- 29.Which of these is about space? (a) spacing between letters (b) a zigzag edge (c) a serif typeface (d) empty area round text
- 30.Which of these is about colour? (a) room to breathe (b) a triangle sign (c) pastel tones (d) a heart symbol
- 31.🎨 Why leave space around a title? (a) to waste paper (b) to hide it (c) to print faster (d) so it stands out
- 32.True or false: “a dotted path to follow” is about line. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “a dotted path to follow” is about space. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a zigzag edge”? (a) typography (b) shape (c) space (d) line
- 35.Which of these is about line? (a) a thick border round it (b) blue and green shades (c) italic words (d) a gap between pictures
- 36.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a hexagon icon”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) line (d) space
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bold heading font (b) a warm orange glow (c) italic words (d) letter size and style
- 38.Which of these is about typography? (a) a thick border round it (b) a triangle sign (c) a serif typeface (d) a thin dividing stroke
- 39.True or false: “a heart symbol” is about shape. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🎨 Empty space in a design is often called … (a) white space (b) a shadow (c) a mistake (d) dead pixels
Answer key
- blue and green shades
- a rounded box
- typography
- the style of the text
- True
- a thin dividing stroke
- a circle badge
- white space
- False
- True
- shape
- shape
- shape
- room to breathe
- False
- colour
- False
- a circle badge
- True
- room to breathe
- shape
- letter size and style
- italic words
- True
- geometric shapes
- line
- colour
- a zigzag edge
- empty area round text
- pastel tones
- so it stands out
- True
- False
- line
- a thick border round it
- shape
- a warm orange glow
- a serif typeface
- True
- white space
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